Crime Rates at Trewsbury Road, London, SE26 5DR

Trewsbury Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trewsbury Road (SE26 5DR) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trewsbury Road (SE26 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.